David Fincher has revealed that he once met with Warner Bros. to discuss directing a Harry Potter movie – but the Se7en director and the studio reportedly had conflicting visions for the project. "I was asked to come in and talk to them about how I would do Harry Potter,

David Fincher reveals his pitch for a darker Harry Potter film was rejected; he's now tied to U.S. Squid Game remake.

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Over his more than 35-year career as a filmmaker, director David Fincher's name has been attached to many projects that later changed hands or otherwise never came to fruition. The list, which includes two sequels to "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,

The 'Se7en' director acknowledged that he probably wasn't the best fit. The post David Fincher says he met with Warner Bros. for ‘Harry Potter’ appeared first on The Manual.

Fincher's take on J.K. Rowling's beloved fantasy series would have been closer to "Withnail and I" than the movies that ultimately materialized.

The first two movies in the Harry Potter franchise were directed by Chris Columbus, the family-friendly filmmaker behind movies such as Home Alone (and

David Fincher vision to direct the 'Harry Potter' franchise was rejected by Warner Bros. as it was too "creepy".

The 62- year-old Hollywood director is well known for the gritty- and often violent- films that he has helmed including Seven, Fight Club, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The first two Harry Potter films,